Palm P-N- 405-1695 User Manual
Guide to the
Palm OS® Software
3.5 Upgrade
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Contents
About This Guide.....................................................................................1
Assumptions ..........................................................................................1
About the illustrations in this guide...................................................1
About the Palm OS
Installing the Palm OS Software 3.5 Upgrade...................................2
What’s New ..............................................................................................4
New View: Agenda.................................................................................. 5
Working in Agenda View ....................................................................6
What change d? ....... ....... .. ... .............. ... .. ............... .. ... .............. ... .. .....6
New Ways to Work with Records ..........................................................7
Setting address record security ...........................................................7
What change d? ....... ....... .. ... .............. ... .. ............... .. ... .............. ... .. .....7
Dupl ica t i ng a ddr e ss e s ...... .. ... ....... .. ... .............. ... .. ............... .. ... ............8
What change d? ....... ....... .. ... .............. ... .. ............... .. ... .............. ... .. .....8
Automatically completing address fields ..........................................9
What change d? ....... ....... .. ... .............. ... .. ............... .. ... .............. ... .. .....9
Viewi ng addre s s re c o rd de t a i ls........ .............. ... .. ............... .. ... ............9
What change d? ....... ....... .. ... .............. ... .. ............... .. ... .............. ... .. .....9
Updating events ..................................................................................10
What change d? ....... ....... .. ... .............. ... .. ............... .. ... .............. ... .. ...10
Creating all-day events.......................................................................11
What change d? ....... ....... .. ... .............. ... .. ............... .. ... .............. ... .. ...11
Delaying event reminders..................................................................11
What change d? ....... ....... .. ... .............. ... .. ............... .. ... .............. ... .. ...12
Viewing event record details.............................................................12
What change d? ....... ....... .. ... .............. ... .. ............... .. ... .............. ... .. ...12
Selecting text ........................................................................................12
What change d? ....... ....... .. ... .............. ... .. ............... .. ... .............. ... .. ...12
Beaming categories .............................................................................13
What change d? ....... ....... .. ... .............. ... .. ............... .. ... .............. ... .. ...13
Changes to Menus and Commands .....................................................14
Command toolbar ...............................................................................14
What change d? ....... ....... .. ... .............. ... .. ............... .. ... .............. ... .. ...14
Accessing the menu bar......................................................................15
What change d? ....... ....... .. ... .............. ... .. ............... .. ... .............. ... .. ...15
Auto- o f f del a y ............... .. ... .............. ... .. ...................... ... .. ............... .. .. .15
What change d? ....... ....... .. ... .............. ... .. ............... .. ... .............. ... .. ...15
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Software 3.5 Upgrade.................. ...... .................2
Contents Page iii
Warranty and Other Product Information..........................................16
Limited Warranty ............................................................................... 16
End User License Agreement............................................................19
Index.......................................................................................................22
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About This Guide
This guide describes the enhancements provided by the Palm OS®
Software 3.5 Upgrade.
Assumptions
This guide mak e s the following assumptions:
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You are familiar with your handheld and your Desktop
application.
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You know how to perform HotSync® operations to sy nchronize
your data, and you are familiar with the HotSync Manager located
on your desktop.
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You have access to the documentation for your handheld. This
guide does not provide a complete description of the features
affected by the 3.5 Upgrade. Rather, it d escribes the enhancements
and their benefits, not es the feat ures that the enhancements a ffect,
and if necessary, describes how the enhancement changes the way
you work with your handheld or Desktop application.
About the illustrations in this guide
The 3.5 Upgr ade can be in stalled on sever al dif ferent kinds of Palm OS
handhelds, and some illustrations in this guide may show the
interface or form of a handh e ld that differs from the in te rface or f orm
of your handhe ld. The illustrations should still serve to make clear
what the feature is, where the feature is located, and how to use it.
About This Guide Page 1
About the Palm OS® Softw a re
3.5 Upgrade
The Palm OS® Software 3.5 Upgrade is available for purch ase from
Palm, Inc. as a downloada ble fi le o r on C D-ROM. For more infor mation
on how to purchase the upgrade in your country, visit
The 3.5 Upgrade can be installed only on Palm OS handhelds equipped
with Palm OS so ftware v ersio n 3.0 or h igher. Pl ease con sult t he web site
or the information supplied with the CD-ROM for details about which
handhelds can accept this upgrade.
This upgrade includes all the features that were updated in the Palm OS
software version 3.3 Upgrade, so you do not have to install the 3.3
Upgr a d e if yo u h a ve no t alrea dy do n e so . To lear n mo re a b out the
features updated in the 3.3 Upgrade, read the documentat ion for the 3.3
Upgrade at
The 3.5 Upgrade includes changes to the operating system of your
handheld. Some of the enhancements a re visible in the i nterface of your
handheld, and these enhancements may require some changes in the
way you work.
http://www.palm.com/support/downloads
.
Installing the Palm OS Software 3.5 Upgrade
http://www.palm.com
.
To instal l from a CD-ROM onto a Windows-based computer:
1. Insert the 3.5 Upgrade CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive.
2. When the Installer Menu appears, select the appropriate language.
3. Select your handhel d.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.
To instal l from a CD-ROM onto a Macintosh:
1. Insert the 3.5 Upgrade CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive.
2. Double-click the appropriate language folder.
3. Double-click the folder for your handheld.
4. Double-clic k the Installe r applicat io n for your handhel d.
5. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.
Page 2 About t he Palm OS® So f tware 3. 5 Upgrad e
To instal l from a downloaded file:
1. Go to
http://www.palm.com
purchase and download the upgrade file,
,
then close your web browser.
2. If you are using a Windows-based computer, double click the file
to run the Installer applicatio n.
If you are a using a Macintosh, use Aladdin Stuffit Expander to
translate and expand the file. Double-click the Installer application
and follow the onscreen instructions.
About the Palm OS® Software 3.5 Upgrade Page 3
What’s New
The 3.5 Upgrade includes new features that are designed to help you
work faster and more efficiently, and to provide easier access to
important infor matio n. The features inclu de:
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Displaying Agenda view to see appointments, untimed events
and To Do items in one screen.
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Masking private records so a placeholder marks where they
appear in the list.
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Duplicating Ad dr ess Book entrie s for entering mul tiple recor ds.
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Completing fields automatically.
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Updating future repeating events.
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Creating all day events.
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Delaying event reminders.
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Selecting te xt by tapping with the stylu s.
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Categorizing beamed records.
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Command toolba r f or providin g quick access to commonly used
menu commands.
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Tapping the title area to access the menu bar.
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Conserving battery power by reducing the auto-off delay time.
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New Vie w: Agenda
Your Date Book lists all your appoi ntments and untimed events and
your To Do list stores all the things you need to do, and you typically
switch between these applications to list all those items for any given
day. With the new Agenda View, you can see all your current events
and To Do items at the same time.
Working in Agenda View
Agenda View shows you your untimed events, appointments, and To
Do items in one screen. When you tap an untimed event or
appointment in Agenda View, Day View appears so you can see more
detailed information about the event. You can tap the check box next
to a To Do item to mark it as completed. When you tap a To Do item,
your To Do list appears.
Note:
To display Agenda View:
1. Tap the Agenda View button.
The To Do items that appear and the way that you can change
them depend on the settings in your To Do preferences.
Agenda View
2. Tap the nav i gation con tr ols to move f orwar d or bac kwar d a day at
a time, or to display more events and To Do items.
Note:
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You can also change the category of To Do items shown.
Tap the pick l ist to select an other category.
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